Judge says Paul Caya took advantage of girl's circumstances

Paul Caya apologized to the girl and her family before the judge handed down the sentence.

Caya admitted that in 2011 he engaged in sex acts at his Nashua home with a 14-year-old runaway and another woman who was 25. He pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated felonious sexual assault and prostitution.

His defense attorney talked about Caya's military service in the Korean War and his 55 years with the FAA. He also portrayed Caya as a lonely old man who was taken advantage of.

Judge Jacalyn Colburn suspended Caya's sentence for prostitution but sentenced him to 3-and-a-half to seven years of home confinement for sex assault.

"She was a runaway from a children's home and just doing what she can to get food and to get her next fix, and you accommodated her," Colburn said. "You took advantage of her and exploited her youth and her circumstances in a way that is hard to comprehend."

Colburn said Caya's health will be evaluated, and depending on the findings he might serve his sentence in prison rather than home.

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